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Health

Stuttering isn't only psychological – and a cure might be coming

Often subjected to cruel jibes and strange treatments, stammerers are finally getting answers from brain science and genetics

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Health

Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?

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Contrast-enhanced confocal image of the mouse dentate gyrus. Newborn cells are labeled in red

Life

Newborn neurons observed in a live brain for first time

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Health

I can tell you how to heal yourself with hypnosis

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Life

A mind trick that can break down your brain's barrier to success

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Health

Tap the placebo effect to unlock your body's healing powers

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Humans

Wise interventions – when your brain needs a stronger nudge

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Life

Anxious people hear some sounds as more important than they are

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Humans

The Persuaders: How we let the PR industry control our minds

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Life

The crying game: How tears can work for you

Blubbing isn’t always the sign of weakness it’s made out to be. The challenge is to work out when, how and why giving in to tears can be an advantage

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Space

Astronauts may respond faster to warning voices than alarm tones

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Humans

Body fluids disgust us less if from someone who is 'one of us'

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Life

Plants have evolved forgetfulness to wipe out memory of stress

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Humans

'Torture' study redo shows people feel less agency under orders

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